63 of Italy’s Doctors Died Fighting Pandemic

It's a 'sad list,' says the Italian Association of Doctors

Medical workers take a patient under intensive care into the Columbus Covid 2 temporary hospital, newly built to fight the COVID-19 epidemic, in Rome, Italy, on March 16, 2020. Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images

In Italy, 63 doctors have died on the frontlines of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to an Italian doctors’ association.

The editorial board of the Italian Association of Doctors (FNOMCeO) updated on Monday its running tally of doctors who died amid response efforts to the pandemic.